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Quiet Riot

True Tales of Shy Superheroes Who Changed the World

Author Nadia Finer
Illustrated by Holly Farndell
Hardcover
$25.95 US
Watkins Media | Moon & Bird
7.38"W x 9.33"H x 0.91"D  
On sale Apr 29, 2025 | 216 Pages | 9781786788436
Grades 3-7
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Your shyness is your superpower!

Why is it, when we see people achieving incredible things, they all seem so outgoing? Where are all the softly spoken leaders, artists and champions? Discover 40 stories of shy and mighty power that show quiet people can be trailblazers, too.

Meet ...

ATHLETES like Naomi Osaka and Lionel Messi,
SINGERS like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish,
ACTORS like Zendaya and James Earl Jones,
ACTIVISTS like Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg,
LEADERS like Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln and
WRITERS like Beatrix Potter and Emily Brontë.

You don’t have to change who you are to be a shy and mighty superhero.
Nadia Finer is on a softly spoken mission to help shy people be mightier. She is the UK’s leading shyness expert and coach, host of the Shy and Mighty podcast and the author of two books about shyness. She is a regular speaker in schools around the country and also runs a school-based program to help shy kids feel more comfortable to be themselves.  She has appeared on Radio 4 Saturday Live, Woman’s Hour and the ITV News. She has been in The Times, Guardian, the Telegraph, The Independent and Good Housekeeping.

Holly Farndell is an illustrator based in the UK. She works digitally to combine bold colours and textures with playful characters, often exploring musings from everyday life, inspired by feelings, daydreams and femininity. Find our more: www.hollyfarndell.com
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Your shyness is your superpower!

Why is it, when we see people achieving incredible things, they all seem so outgoing? Where are all the softly spoken leaders, artists and champions? Discover 40 stories of shy and mighty power that show quiet people can be trailblazers, too.

Meet ...

ATHLETES like Naomi Osaka and Lionel Messi,
SINGERS like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish,
ACTORS like Zendaya and James Earl Jones,
ACTIVISTS like Marcus Rashford and Greta Thunberg,
LEADERS like Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln and
WRITERS like Beatrix Potter and Emily Brontë.

You don’t have to change who you are to be a shy and mighty superhero.

Author

Nadia Finer is on a softly spoken mission to help shy people be mightier. She is the UK’s leading shyness expert and coach, host of the Shy and Mighty podcast and the author of two books about shyness. She is a regular speaker in schools around the country and also runs a school-based program to help shy kids feel more comfortable to be themselves.  She has appeared on Radio 4 Saturday Live, Woman’s Hour and the ITV News. She has been in The Times, Guardian, the Telegraph, The Independent and Good Housekeeping.

Holly Farndell is an illustrator based in the UK. She works digitally to combine bold colours and textures with playful characters, often exploring musings from everyday life, inspired by feelings, daydreams and femininity. Find our more: www.hollyfarndell.com
Nadia Finer View titles by Nadia Finer
Holly Farndell View titles by Holly Farndell

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